https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/in-simulations-when-using-a-bolt-connector-there-is-a-threaded/m-p/11013004#M107838 <P>yeah im struggling with bolt connectors also, did you find a solution here?&nbsp; I am having an issue being able to complete adding bolt connectors for similar issues b frustrating..</P> Fri, 18 Mar 2022 02:20:30 GMT chris 2022-03-18T02:20:30Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/in-simulations-when-using-a-bolt-connector-there-is-a-threaded/m-p/9654163#M107837 <P>I was getting weird and poor simulation results with high stress concentrations when using Bolt Connectors in a Static Stress Simulation. I figured out the bolt connectors where pulling only along an edge despite selecting a face and which edge (top or bottom) seems random. The first picture shows how the face is selected for the thread hole. Only after reopening the Edit Connect by hitting OK, than Edit Connector can we see only an edge is used either the top or bottom edge of the face selected, shown in the other 2 photos below.&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Face selected for threads" style="width: 259px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/799128iDA5A57E93354E3E7/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Annotation 2020-07-24 141710.png" alt="Face selected for threads" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Face selected for threads</span></span><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Top edge used" style="width: 256px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/799131i1DB0EE7451A50405/image-dimensions/256x372?v=v2" width="256" height="372" role="button" title="Annotation 2020-07-24 141711.png" alt="Top edge used" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Top edge used</span></span></P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-left" image-alt="Bottom Edge used" style="width: 285px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/799132i2483B23D162F16E6/image-dimensions/285x339?v=v2" width="285" height="339" role="button" title="Annotation 2020-07-24 141712.png" alt="Bottom Edge used" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Bottom Edge used</span></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>You can see below how this concentrates the stress.&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stress when top edge used" style="width: 375px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/799142i80256353C72B1248/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Annotation 2020-07-24 141713.png" alt="Stress when top edge used" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stress when top edge used</span></span></P><P>&nbsp;</P><P><span class="lia-inline-image-display-wrapper lia-image-align-center" image-alt="Stress when bottom edge used" style="width: 318px;"><img src="https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/image/serverpage/image-id/799143i6CCF7C521506477D/image-size/medium?v=v2&amp;px=400" role="button" title="Annotation 2020-07-24 141714.png" alt="Stress when bottom edge used" /><span class="lia-inline-image-caption" onclick="event.preventDefault();">Stress when bottom edge used</span></span></P><P>&nbsp;Maybe it's an intentional simplification and not a true "bug" but it makes Bolt Connectors useless as a tool in Simulations to me. This caused a lot of confusion and means the "Bolt Length" variable is pointless. Has anyone else found Bolt Connectors to work better for them?</P><P>&nbsp;</P> Fri, 24 Jul 2020 18:52:58 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/in-simulations-when-using-a-bolt-connector-there-is-a-threaded/m-p/9654163#M107837 Anonymous 2020-07-24T18:52:58Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/in-simulations-when-using-a-bolt-connector-there-is-a-threaded/m-p/11013004#M107838 <P>yeah im struggling with bolt connectors also, did you find a solution here?&nbsp; I am having an issue being able to complete adding bolt connectors for similar issues b frustrating..</P> Fri, 18 Mar 2022 02:20:30 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/fusion-support-forum/in-simulations-when-using-a-bolt-connector-there-is-a-threaded/m-p/11013004#M107838 chris 2022-03-18T02:20:30Z